well it has been a while...lost the mojo for a bit...nothing like having to make a card to boot you back...i am making three thankyou cards tonight. it is with sadness though that i wanted to make a sympathy card for my colleagues from last year who unfortunately experienced the loss of Angela, a very lovely lady who was part of the learning support team i worked with last year. I am happy with the result..yes i wanted it this black..the slight glimmer has not been picked up in the shot but my inspiration was from a scene from "The Forsyte Saga" .. the death of a relative and how people dressed for funerals in the bygone era...elegant but very much black all the way. I hope you agree. Angela... I am blessed to have known you xx

I love the French theme...they feature a lot in my cards...this one for a special friend xx

For a sweet 13 ...hand dyed paper...great background and insert don't you think xx

I don't often work in pink...i actually find it a real challenge. I was happy with this card I made for Sandie...maybe it is because it has shoes on it....one of my other passions in life..shoes.. It was lovely last weekend when staying with Sandie that all the cards i made for her were displayed on a stand in the bedroom i sleep in.I have all the cards that Sandie has made for me but i have no where at the moment to display. one day!! 

I love the tim holtz umbrella man. i made this card for a dear pal and used some old parts to decorate.i was really happy with this card..the colours and abstract look were effective.  i must do more with umbrella  man as he is a die you can use over and over.

This mini canvas was the final class I taught in naracoorte before moving away. this canvas belongs to one of my students and dearest friends Sandie Bell. My own canvas has been damaged(dropping it on the floor is not recommended) . All the embellishments are hand made and of course all the students whilst following the same plan looked different. I feel that is one of the greatest parts of teaching is helping people create their own art...sure be inspired by others but create work you can call your own .. it is nice for the artist to be recognised but a new artist is formed. xx

I have been asked to come up with a couple of cards I could maybe teach at the local community centre if there is enough interest. It is low budget so I decided to try to keep the cards to mainly paper and design my own embellishments. I bought some dylusions sprays by dyan reaveley at a craft show in melbourne recently. this is the card i came up with. i hope i get the chance to teach again. in the town i lived before i actually taught twice a month. i loved the challenge..after my first class..i was  a bit stressed but it got easier.adults are a little harder than children as they have a fear of messing up but it is great to see peoples confidence build and really enjoy getting messy... xx